Assam flood: Situation eases, death toll rises to 11
Six killed in floods, landslips in Northeast“Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat continue to be the worst-affected districts. A person died due to floods in Charaideo district,” an ASDMA spokesperson said.Officials in the flood-hit districts have established 52 relief camps, currently housing 12,720 people. Rescue workers evacuated 9,160 stranded people by boats.The ASDMA also reported urban floods from six areas of Guwahati.
- ▪Six killed in floods, landslips in Northeast“Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat continue to be the worst-affected districts.
- ▪A person died due to floods in Charaideo district,” an ASDMA spokesperson said.Officials in the flood-hit districts have established 52 relief camps, currently housing 12,720 people.
- ▪Rescue workers evacuated 9,160 stranded people by boats.The ASDMA also reported urban floods from six areas of Guwahati.
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GUWAHATIThe flood situation in Assam eased on Tuesday (July 21, 2026), but a human life was lost in the State’s Charaideo district, taking the death toll to 11 in less than a month.An update from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said 3.13 lakh people remain affected across 11 districts, down from 3.63 lakh people across 16 districts on Monday (July 20, 2026). Six killed in floods, landslips in Northeast“Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat continue to be the worst-affected districts. A person died due to floods in Charaideo district,” an ASDMA spokesperson said.Officials in the flood-hit districts have established 52 relief camps, currently housing 12,720 people.
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